A strong positive connection between parent and child is the most important element of effective parenting.

“Your connection is truly your superpower. When you have such a good friendship and connection with your kids and you have fun with them, they don't want that to go away.”

Parents should strive to fade into the background and allow their children to steer their own destinies rather than centering themselves.

“What it means is take yourself out of center stage. Stop centering yourself. And that means fade into the background and allow your children to steer their own destiny.”

Staying calm during a child's meltdown is a necessary form of modeling healthy behavior and emotional regulation.

“My job beyond being a support system for him was to model for him how to handle life when it gets messy and complicated and painful. And my modeling sucked. My modeling completely sucked.”